Teaching Schedule
2013–2014
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BIO2270
Introduction to Statistics
3
ECTS
Periods
Language of instruction
English
Type or level of studies
Advanced studies
Course unit descriptions in the curriculum
- BIO2270 Introduction to Statistics
Master's Degree Programme in Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Institute of Biomedical Technology
Bioinformatics
Institute of Biomedical Technology
Learning outcomes
Students know the basics of statistics. This includes definitions, general principles of conducting a statistical study, and methods of descriptive and analytical statistics. Students will be able to perform a simple statistical analysis, given a study description and observations.
General description
This course covers basic concepts in statistics, commonly used numerical and graphical methods of descriptive statistics, principles of statistical inference, statistical models, likelihood, point and interval estimators, and statistical tests. The R language is used throughout the course.
Enrolment for University Studies
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Teachers
Juha Kesseli, Teacher responsible
juha.kesseli[ät]uta.fi
Teaching
10-Jan-2014
–
7-Mar-2014
Lectures 16 hours
Lectures
Fri 10-Jan-2014 - 28-Feb-2014 weekly at 10-12, FM1/HISTO
Exam
Fri 7-Mar-2014 at 9-12, Course exam. No enrollment.
Fri 16-May-2014 at 14-18, FM1, lecture hall, 5th floor, Retake exam 1. Enrollment thorugh NettiOpsu.
Fri 13-Jun-2014 at 14-18, FM1, lecture hall, 5th floor, Retake exam 2. Enrollment through NettiOpsu.
Exercises 14 hours
Exercises
Wed 15-Jan-2014 - 26-Feb-2014 weekly at 12.15-14.00, FM1/ML74
Further information
BIO4440 Biological data analysis with R is recommended in the same period.